To think no full fences

[frostedviolets]

For a front garden?!

DH has been talking about installing a fence across our front garden, I was excited about this envisioning a lovely bright, white, wooden picket (like in the first picture with the cottage) but what he actually meant was a tall, closeboard fence like you'd put in a back garden!
As demonstrated by second picture.

Painted white with maybe a pot either side and a nice climbing rose or something across it he said.
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He thought it would give privacy so we could sit outside and enjoy it in summer (our front garden is much prettier than the back; full of flowers, pond and waterfall etc) and it would be nice for the dogs to be able to run about and play with no risk of escape.

I agree but it's surely wildly inappropriate and will look seriously strange and antisocial for a residential front good garden right?

Plus I'm concerned I'd lose massive amounts of light?

I think the tall fence would look out of place for most front gardens on a residential street. Most would just have something like a low white picket fence as you suggest, or a low wall, or just a line of something denoting the boundary.

I believe a pp is right though. There can be height restrictions on what fences you can put up if they directly border the road. One of our back garden fences borders a road. We had to get the local council's permission to put up a 6ft fence, which was definitely what we needed both to have any privacy at all on our property and to keep our dog in / small children safe etc.

It wasn't a problem in the end for us, but you do need the right permission. If you don't have that and just one person complains to your local council then you could be ordered to take it down.

The same doesn't usually apply to low fences like your idea of the picket fence as far as I know. They don't tend to look so out of place.

Even if you did have privacy, could you see yourself sitting out in your front garden? I'm not sure I would want to. I feel the need to have a building between me and the public!

That won't fall foul of regulations will it?

It depends on any local restrictions. If there aren't any, you can have a
2 m fence at the side boundaries but only 1 m fence along the front where it meets the public highway.The trellis is included in the height.

Hedges aren't subject to any height restrictions so you can have a hedge as high as you like, although if it is over 2 m and causing issues for neighbours eg blocking light, the council can ask you to reduce it.

Haven’t rtft but we would never have high front fences or hedges , as advice is that it’s the perfect cover for burglars which is why they try the back as more privacy to try and get in.
Plus it looks awful

Depends upon the size of your front garden and how nice the fence is , tall unpainted wooden ones look like you are hiding something whereas white smartly painted look like you are smart and ate looking for a little privacy to enjoy your garden
I like both fences you have pictures of but they will require painting annually ( irrespective of the paint guarantee ) to look pristine and plants growing again at it will make this harder

**are not ate

I've seen plenty of houses like this, it's more common to have high hedges though. If you wish to use the front garden and have privacy then I can see the rationale but would go for a high hedge instead.

funnily enough a hedge isn't considered a fence - so you can grow a hedge - that why old Fashioned London houses had hedges & the additional plus is that they are more sound & pollution proof

And you get some really lovely hedges. Cherry Laurel is clearly one of rhe more popular and pretty but needs to be kept on top of. But a camellia hedge, yes please!

I really like it when people have low-medium walls with hedges continuing past the wall, so it adds more height. When well-kept, they look so smart.

Like this, but when it's a 'castle' wall (I can't think of the correct term, I hope you know what I mean) it's even nicer.

Our estate (~25yrs old) has built into the deeds:

• no fences in the front, even low ones
• no caravans on driveways

Tall front walls are pretty normal (albeit not the norm) where I come from (Australia). I think it makes sense if your house is close enough to the pavement to be able to see inside.

What about a short walk with trellis/ railings on the top?

@frostedviolets Looks ugly as F.

And many housing development prohibit it.

And why bright white? YUK!

Put hedges/bushes up. Looks much nicer!

Sorta like these 2.

And why bright white? YUK!
We love bright white!
Back garden fence is bright white and most of our house, light, airy, lovely ❤️

I like full fences
they keep doorknockers out lol
Id also go grey or black